Shaoye

Shaoye (Sarwabhasa: ; Tambalan: ), colloquially and formerly known as Tambal, is a major city in the Vizhutuan Federation and the capital and largest city of Tambal State. Shaoye is located on the eastern coast of Vizhutua. With a population of about 2.9 million, Shaoye is the second-largest city in Vizhutua by population, following the capital Visaha. It is a major technology, education, culture, and trade hub in eastern Vizhutua.

History
Shaoye is one of the oldest cities in Vizhutua. It was founded in 689 BC as Tambal. Tambal was the capital of the Tambal Empire, which existed 498 BC to around 100 AD. After 100 AD, Tambal came under the jurisdiction of the Rangit Kingdom.

In 1620, Tambal was conquered by Vizhutuan forces in their quest to unity Vizhutua in the Siege of Tambal.

By the 19th and early 20th century, Tambal had become the third-largest city in the country. In 1918, it overtook Guerut as the second-largest city in Vizhutua.

On April 14, 1943, Tambal was 70% destroyed by Cadasan bombing during. The event caused Vizhutua to enter the war.

On January 21, 2022, Tambal was renamed Shaoye in honour of General Farhan Jayesh Shaoye, who was the general during the Vizhutuan War of Unity that liberated Shaoye from Rangit rule. There was much criticism over the name change, especially by Tambalese nationalists, and most inhabitants still call Shaoye by its old name: Tambal.