Shive

Most Serene Republic of Shive 가장 위엄 있는 쉬브 공화국
Flag of Shive
Motto		"일어나라! 다시는 노예가 되지 않으려는 자들아." "Arise! Ye, who shall not be slaves again."
Common Name		Shive
Anthem		이 나라의 아버지를 기억하라 Remember the Father of This Nation
Demonym		Shiven
Official languages		Namjjog
Currency		Shiven hwan
Politics
Capital		Shive (city-state) 34° 0′ N, 65° 0′ E
Government		Consular Republic
Foundation		2 June 2151
Consuls		Hwa Jae-hwa I Geuk-min
Demography
Ethnicities		99% Samagi 1% Other
Population		330,792
Area		275 km²

Shive, (/ʃɪːv(e)/; Namjjog: /ʃɪv/, or /ŋɪv/), officially the Most Serene Republic of Shive, is the smallest nation on Kerbin by area. A city-state and republic, it is situated on East Kolus along the Western Norian Steppe by the Sea of Aontas with Neo-Mechani and Azuria to its immediate north and Mydrilan to the west. The majority spoken language is Namjjog. The country's territory comprises of the Walled City of Shive and the entirety of the Shiven Isthmus.

Inhabited by early Kolun Kerbals since at least 22,500 BCE, its proximity to the sea and access to fresh water has permitted its continued inhabitancy by the late Proto-Mechani peoples and the modern Samagi.

As a city, Shive's trade and extensive naval and later aerial history through the Sea of Aontas has influenced its maritime culture.

Shive is a developed country with emphasis on maritime commerce; it is heavily reliant on its state and civil fleet for defense and trade. Since the collapse of Mechani, it has established its third consular republic and became a protectorate of the Veiidic Commonwealth.

Etymology

The country of Shive is named after the Shive River south of the nation, making the name a misnomer. The Shive River's name, in turn, is presumed to originate from the mid-antiquity war cry "시부", shouted by early hunter-gatherers on the Western Norian Steppe.

History

Prehistory

Kerbal inhabitance has existed early as 22,500 BCE, during the Paleolithic. Comprising of migrations from the Western Norian Steppe, the Proto-Mechani developed a sedentary and agrarian lifestyle, sustaining off a pescatarian diet of maize, shrimp, and Aontan and Kolusian fish. Early Shiven dwellings were composed of baked soil and later animal hide. The first extinctions in the area, most notably the Aontan decapods and the erasure of most species of maize have been attributed to Kerbal expansion. With the deficit in sources of food, the Samag peoples would look west of the steppe, resulting in the Shiven Isthmus being vastly underpopulated compared to other civilizations around the Aontan and Kolusian Seas.

The Shiven inhabitants are suspected to have practiced religion, with many communities bearing remnants of religious structures. Archaeological evidence has supported the idea that rituals of the like were conducted regularly and were often communal.

Feudal Shive

Beginning in late antiquity, the Jidae Dynasty administered coastal regions of the Western Norian Steppe, including both Shiven and Henshian Isthmuses. Shive saw one of the first cases of feudalism, with decentralized systems of agriculture and fishing. Coastal cities, such as Shive and Henshi, would see strong trade relations with Kafrican merchants, establishing the first diplomatic relations between Kolus and Kafrica.

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O Jun-yeo, 1699

First republic

O Jun-yeo's earlier writings of a Shiven republic would inspire the first consular republic of Shive, of which, O became consul for life after a unanimous vote from newly found College of Counts, composed of former members of the Imperial Court.

The first republic was not a centralized government, with no written law.

Piracy

Under O, Shive saw a dramatic increase in naval production, constructing a fleet heavily based on Kafrican designs. Feudalism was effectively brought to an end with O enforcing absolute control over Shive. While initially constructing merchant ships, the production of ships of the line would begin to enforce Shiven naval supremacy over reluctant merchants, later turning Shive into a sea-faring pirate republic.

O first saw combat in the Fire of Henshi, where for 72 hours, Shiven ships bombarded the ports of Henshi and residential areas with incendiary munitions, starting a fire that lasted for four days, destroying 60% of the city's residential and industrial centres, where O is alleged to have spent three sleepless nights cycling his ships and leading the logistical supply line to maintain the sustained fire.

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The fleet established many colonies throughout the Aontas, pioneering naval exploration after making first contact with tribes in Veiid. The pirates transported ideas and people, including Patrism and its first missionaries, who spread the faith throughout the Aontas, leading to the first Patrist monastery in Shive. O endorsed Patrism, not out of belief, but for a more centralized and politically backed religion to further unite the Samagi as opposed to the widely varying loosely related folk religion in the Western Norian Steppe.

O was killed on June 2, 1707 during the Siege of Bá in modern day Solaria when his ship, the I Taek-so, ran aground and was hit in the magazine by Kafrican coastal batteries, obliterating the hull and sinking two nearby gunboats. The fleet would subsequently leave the city, and the nation would fall into disarray. O was posthumously revered as a savior; his legacy being one of legend, with his birth and death later becoming major holidays in Shive, as well as Fort on East Point being renamed in his honor.

The Death of O Jun-yeo, 2 June 1707

Second republic

Following O's death, infighting and mutinies within the fleet led to its dissolution and the effective collapse of Shiven society. Captain of the People, Ji Heun-ge, would rally the College of Counts into the unification of Shive, Henshi, and Shokon into the foundation of a second, strictly consular republican government.

After a three month voting intermission, Ji would ascend to the Consul of Shive, being the only council to assume both titles of Captain of the People and the consulship.

Although the second republic also allowed for the ascension for a second consul, Ji would serve his first term with the second seat vacant.

Geography

Climate

All of Shive lies at or below sea level.

Demographics

Shive is an extremely homogenous nation, with almost an 100% Samagi population.

Culture

Flag

Flag of Shive