Aslana

Aslana is an island located in the Philippine Sea located 235 miles east of the Philippines in Asia and around 30 miles north of Palau in Oceania. It consists of the main island of Aslana and the Sixfen Archipelago. Aslana is the third-largest island behind New Guinea and ahead of Borneo. As of the 4th Aslanian National Census, the country has 83.7 million registered residents. The Sixfen Islands Special Administrative Territory (SISAT) is not counted in the Aslanian population count. SISAT has 4.5 million residents.

The largest city and de facto capital, Velstra, has a recorded 13.3 million registered residents as of the 4th Aslanian National Census. The de jure capital, Kanapurna, has 8.1 million registered residents as of the 4th Aslanian National census.

650th Century BCE - 1702: Prehistory
The Aslanian subcontinent broke away from the Philippine Peninsula during the late Paleogene period. It wouldn't be until 650,000 years ago when humans discovered the continent from the Philippines. Around 1,500 years ago, the tribal confederations in the Northwest formed the Fupata Civilization, the first civilization on the continent. The Fupatanese began to expand south, integrating tribes into their civilization. By the 8th century CE, the Fupata Civilization had reached a population of 1 million. Most tribes encountered by the Fupata were glad to integrate themselves into the civilization, but notably the southern tribes resisted and formed the Cafnuh Civilization named after famous tribe leader Errnglere Cafnuh, later romanized into the term Kafna. As civilization advanced, both civilizations began to clash with each other more as they began forming legitimate governments.

They remained uncontacted until the Qing Chinese discovered Aslana after establishing a base in the Sixfen Islands in 1701, known to the Qing Chinese as East Tainan. The Qing Chinese established a base on the northern coast of Aslana. The Fupatanese found out about the base and perceived it as a foreign invasion of their territory. They destroyed the base within a day and the Qing Chinese launched a full-scale invasion of Aslana.

They couldn't get far due to the Fupatanese guerilla tactics that managed to drive the Qing Chinese out of Aslana. As they did so, they launched an invasion of Cafnuh, finally destroying their civilization. A famous Fupatanese military general named Wqen (pronounced as When) Aslania sacrificed his life to save his division at a strategic battle that would determine the outcome of the war would be the inspiration for the new empire in honor of his sacrifice. The Fupatanese renamed themselves the Aslanians and declared the formation of the Empire of Aslana in 1702.

1702 - 1858: Imperial Aslana
The Aslanian Empire, though an empire by technicality, didn't really own colonies. Their only colony was East Tainan, bought from the Chinese in exchange for a military and economic alliance. They also received gunpowder, allowing the Aslanians to use firearms in their military.

They began to modernize, using stone to build massive structures to house their residents. By 1840, the population of the empire reached 15 million. In 1843, the city of Yelmenax, now known as Velstra, was designated as the capital, housing the emperor and the imperial government.

During the First Opium War, the British Empire landed in New Tainan, naming it the colony of the Sixfen Islands, named after a still unknown person commonly named James Sixfen as by account of the descendants of the colonists. Their landing spot was on the largest island of the chain, establishing the colony of Sixfen on the south coast of the island. The Aslanians found out about this and threatened to destroy the colony if they did not conform to their local rules. The colony sent out a message to the British government to dispatch help. WeekMonths later, after conforming to Aslanian rule to prevent destruction, a fleet of British ships