Kingdom of Ganbano
Kingdom of Ganbano Likinu Ganbano (Ganba)
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1802–1886 | |||||||
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Motto: Liki ey Troiesen vert Nu
(King is Ruling over People) | |||||||
Capital | Ganmei (1802-1835) Ilinko (1835-1886) | ||||||
Common languages | Ganba, English | ||||||
Religion | Ganba religion, Christianity | ||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy (1802-1867) Semi-constitutional monarchy (1867-1886) | ||||||
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• 1802 - 1814 | Tuoa I (first) | ||||||
• 1879 - 1886 | Gupto II (last) | ||||||
Legislature | Advisory Assembly (1802-1867) Parliament (1867-1886) | ||||||
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• Established | 5 July 1802 | ||||||
• Treaty of Rulookia | 16 June 1835 | ||||||
• Agreement of 22 April | 22 April 1886 | ||||||
Area | |||||||
1885 | 28,580 km2 (11,030 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1885 | 1,063,937 | ||||||
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Today part of | Gandoor |
The Kingdom of Ganbano (Ganba: Likinu Ganbano) was a sovereign state that existed from 1802 to 1886.
Founded as an absolute monarchy in what is now the east coast of Gandoor and the island of Descar, the Kingdom of Ganbano was the only nation ruled by any of the Native Gandoorese to eventually be recognized as an independent state by the Nzardom of Gandoor. The Gandoorese recognition of the independence of Ganbano came with the Treaty of Rulookia on 16 June 1835, a date that is still commemorated by the Ganba in modern Gandoor as their national day. The Treaty of Rulookia is also recognized as the unofficial end of the Gandoor-Native Wars, which had occurred intermittently since 1607.
The kingdom would also receive diplomatic recognition from the European powers and the United States of America.
The Kingdom of Ganbano would transition from an absolute monarchy to a semi-constitutional monarchy in 1867 - eighteen years before the Nzardom of Gandoor transitioned to a constitutional monarchy.
In 1886, after years of negotiations between the governments of the Kingdom of Ganbano and the Nzardom of Gandoor, the Kingdom of Ganbano was formally dissolved and became the Descar Territory, a partially self-governing territory of the Nzardom of Gandoor and both the royal family of the Kingdom of Ganbano and the nobility of Ganbano were integrated into the Gandoorese nobility.
History
Origin
The Ganba are an indigenous Gandoorese ethnolinguistic group that originated in the early-13th century, with anthropological historians agreeing that the Ganba people and Ganba languages branched off from the now-extinct Yagi people and languages, who lived in what is now southeastern Gandoor. Based upon historical records, the date of extinction for the Yagi is dated to c. 1435.
The term 'Ganba' originally only referred to one specific population of Ganba and was not used as a collective term to refer to all members of this ethnolinguistic group. The historical Ganba did not have a common sense of identity or political unity due to speaking different Ganba languages, of which there were varying levels of mutual intelligibility, and of the existence of multiple distinct polities among the Ganba.
In 1786, Tuoa, the bei hauhi of the Hauhinu Ganba (great chief of the Ganba Chiefdom) waged a military campaign to conquer and place all Ganba polities under his rule. The campaign lasted for 16 years and on 6 July 1802, Tuoa was crowned as the first liki (king) of the Likinu Ganbano (Kingdom of Ganbano), the first unified Ganba state.
Early Years (1802 - 1835)
The reasons for the establishment of the Kingdom of Ganbano were more than just the imperialist desires of Tuoa. The various Ganba polities had been intermittently engaged in war with the Nzardom of Gandoor, a state founded and ruled by European colonizers that practiced a policy of expansion and conquest towards the indigenous population of Gandoor, since 1768. Tuoa believed that by having all of the Ganba united under one single ruler and polity, they would be a much stronger force when defending their existence against Gandoor.
To an extent, this proved to be true during the early years of Ganbano's existence. Ganbano successfully repelled the forces of the Nzardom of Gandoor during the Battle of the River Teilen in 1805 and reconquered some of their historic territory that had been captured by Gandoor prior to the founding of Ganbano in 1809.
Tuoa, the founder and King of Ganbano, would die in 1819 at the age of 74. Per his wishes, his remains were entombed alongside his father and grandfather in the Great Tomb of the Bei Hauhi. He would be succeeded as king by his son, Klieo.
Under Klieo's reign, the Kingdom of Ganbano policy towards the Nzardom of Gandoor shifted from merely resisting Gandoorese encroachment to a more proactive stance. Klieo believed that securing international recognition of Ganbano's independence was essential for the kingdom's long-term survival. To this end, he dispatched sailing ships containing diplomats from Ganbano on a months-long journey to Europe, and a separate delegation of envoys to Rulookia, the capital of the Nzardom of Gandoor in 1821
While the Nzardom would meet with the envoys peacefully, the mission would ultimately prove to be a failure. In accordance with the policies practiced by his predecessor, Rebecca I, Joseph II and the Nzardom of Gandoor as a whole were unwilling to consider the notion of recognizing a polity governed by Native Gandoorese as being equal in authority and status to themselves. An alternative to the formal recognition of the Kingdom of Ganbano as an independent nation was proposed by the Nzardom of Gandoor. This alternative proposal would see the Kingdom of Ganbano transformed into a protectorate of the Nzardom of Gandoor. Ganbano would be required to accept Gandoor's managing of their international relations and foreign affairs; the appointment of a Commissioner by Gandoor, who would oversee the internal affairs of Ganba to ensure that they act in line with Gandoorese interests and goals; and they would be required to recognize and acknowledge the superior position held by the Nzardom of Gandoor and pay a biannual tribute to the Nzardom.
This alternative proposal was rejected by Ganbano, who recalled their envoys from Rulookia.