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Maps of Aradashe
  

General Maps
An overall view of the Aradashe continent

This map gives an overall view that shows the two landmasses, Mehame and Suhai, clearly.
Mehame, the western land mass This is a close-up of the western landmass, Mehame, with a few details.
Suhai, the eastern land mass This is a close-up of the western landmass, Suhai, with a few details.

Geographic Maps
Aradashe is a rather rough, mountainous land with deep river valleys. This map depicts elevation with coded colors.
Vegetation Map of Aradashe Aradashe is a tropical country divided north and south by a long range of mountains. These mountains separate the southern monsoon forests and rainforests from the northern savannas.
Land Use and Resources The colored areas represent areas of production large enough to enable the export of the region's commodity.
Greater Regions of Aradashe These are the names that Aradasheans use to refer to certain regions of the country.

Cultural Maps

Ethnic Groups and Dialects of Aradashe

 Way back in history, the Aradasheans began migrating across their continent from west to east. As they followed their various paths, they developed distinct ethnic groups. In spite of ethnic distinctions, This map also includes the distribution of dialects. Aradasheans still speak variations of the same basic language, but dialects are strong and and people from far-flung areas cannot easily understand one another.
Tribes of Aradashe Tribal identity is crucial to Aradashean life, even in an age of city-states and empires. Tribes are extended groups of related familes. Here are the major tribes of Aradashe and some of their historical migrations.
Chiefdoms of Aradashe Historically, Aradashe was a land comprised of chiefdoms. Even as late as 2400 DE, the chiefdom is the political structure outside the city-states. Aradahseans identify themselves not only with tribes and ethnic groups, but also local political loyalties, making the demographic structure of Arashashe very complex for a relatively small land.

Historical Maps

Peoples -- 850 BD

 By the 800s BD, the tribes of Aradashe were uniting and forming larger, more chiefdoms.
Kingdoms -- 100 BD The chiefdoms grew larger still, until they absorbed many tribes into political structures run by high pristes and kings. Even the Taja, nomads from central Suhai, settled into a powerful kingdom.
Kingdoms -- 12 DE Aradashe on the eve of the first large-scale war between the Watai and Chukali.
Kingdoms -- 21 DE At the end of the war, the Watai prevailed, making way for the eventual establishment of the Uyamara Dynasty.
Kingdoms -- 600 DE By the 600s DE, the Uyamara Dynasty comtroled most of Mehame. the only other full kingdoms were Medasi and the Taja.
Kingdoms -- 885 DE While the Uyamara Dynasty had built up a strong trade diaspora, they were over-extended and had little control over the most distant reaches of their empire. The Usetu completely separated from the empire and Kuno became largely autonomous.
City-states of Aradashe, 1400s By the 1400s DE, Aradashe had well developed city-states, called zaika.
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