Vizhutu State

The Vizhutu State (Sarwabhasa: Vijutu Majilam) is one of eight states in Vizhutua. The state has an estimated population of 18,584,391 as of 2020, which makes it the most populous state in Vizhutua. It is, however, the smallest Vizhutuan state in area. The capital and largest city of Vizhutu State is Visaha, also the nation's capital.

Early history
Vizhutu State has been inhabitied since around 40,000 BC, as people from what is now Guerut migrated south. At 371 BC, the Tambal Empire entered and claimed the Vizhutu area, but in 358 CE it came into the jurisdiction of the Rangit Empire as the Rangitabal alliance crumbled.

Centre of the Vizhutu Empire
By the 5th century, there were three kingdoms in the Vizhutu area as Rangitans were pushed out: Hianghun, Oshuasil, and Brajasiya. However, in 1167 they were all absorbed into the Vizhutu Empire. The Vizhutu Empire began in the Vizhutu State, and gradually claimed all of Vizhutua, including the outerlying islands. The name 'Vizhutua' comes from the Vizhutu Empire.

Vizhutuan Federation
After the Lenying Revolution in 1856, there was a major administrative change. Six states were formed, and Vizhutu was one of them. Many people tried to decrease Vizhutu in importance due to Vizhutua being a federation and bearing the federation's name. In fact, until the late 1940s, Vizhutu State was the most populous state by only 1,000,000 people.

However, due to the Vizhutuan economic miracle, of which Visaha was the centre of, many people from other states flooded to Vizhutu State by droves. This caused extreme population concentration in Vizhutua. At one point, Vizhutu State held 30% of Vizhutua's population.

In the last few years of prime minister Cairo Raijar's rule, Raijar worked to end Visaha and Vizhutu State's importance in Vizhutua, such as increasing economic activity in other places in Vizhutua like Lenying or Medregulup. Despite this, Vizhutu State is still the most populous state in Vizhutua.

Provinces
There are 38 provinces located in Vizhutu State.


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Geography
Vizhutu State is located west of Tambal State and Rangit State, south of Ponduny State, and east of Lenying State, in the southeast region of Vizhutua. South of the centre of Vizhutu is Visaha. Around Visaha include the provinces of Wijara, Vaishanavi, Jasako, and Tharangar. These are considered part of the Greater Visaha area.